AXIOS – 07/01/2020
Facebook is tightening its policies on “manipulated media,” including deepfakes, Monika Bickert, the company’s vice president of global policy management, says in a blog post. Why it matters: Facebook has been criticized for the way it enforces its policies on deepfakes (AI-generated audio and video) and other misleading media. In particular, critics took aim at the tech giant’s decision to allow a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to remain on its platform last year.